Where does “giardinaggio” come from?
giardinaggio (Italian) comes from French jardinage, from French jardiner, from French jardin, from Middle French jardin, from Old French jardin, from Medieval Latin jardinus, from Frankish gardin, from Frankish gardo — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.
giardinaggio (Italian): gardening
Ancestry of “giardinaggio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | jardinage | gardening |
| 2 | French | jardiner | to garden; to do some gardening |
| 3 | French | jardin | garden |
| 4 | Middle French | jardin | — |
| 5 | Old French | jardin | Alternative form of gardin; garden, enclosure |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | jardinus | garden; Alternative form of gardinus, garden,... |
| 7 | Frankish | gardin | — |
| 8 | Frankish | gardo | enclosure, yard; fenced-in yard, garden |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gardaz | enclosure; court, yard; garden |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰórdʰos | hedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |